NIGERIA POLICE RELEASE PHONE NUMBERS TO LODGE COMPLAINTS AGAINST SARS

The Nigeria police have released phone numbers and email addresses for the public to lodge complaints against personnel of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). In a series of tweets on Thursday, June 14, 2018, the police said the public could report any incident for “investigation and further actions”. The tweet read: “Aggrieved members of the public who have any complaint in the past or present of violation of their rights by any Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) personnel anywhere in the country should report through any of the following channels for investigation and further actions”.

You will recall that in December 2017, many Nigerians took to social media to call for the proscription of SARS over its alleged brutality. Thereafter, Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), ordered the reorganisation of the squad. Months after, the campaign has resurfaced on various social media platforms, with citizens saying the alleged brutality by SARS operatives is getting worse.